Mercier Philip “Merce” Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including musicians John Cage, David Tudor, Brian Eno, and graphic artists Robert Rauschenberg, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, and Jasper Johns; and fashion designer Rei Kawakubo. Works that he produced with these artists had a profound impact on avant-garde art beyond the world of dance.
In 2021, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting the project Trisha Brown X 100, initiated by the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and produced in collaboration with the Festival d’Automne à Paris…
Dedicated to presenting works from choreographers past and present, New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) returns with a new program of Legends and Visionaries, a series that focuses on infrequently performed masterpieces by legendary choreographers and new works from contemporary visionaries.…
Since the death of Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) and the dissolution of his company — which the choreographer planned before his passing — the vitality of his work has constantly been in evidence. Today, every ballet company’s repertory includes one or…
To mark the occasion, the ballet director and chief choreographer of the Wiener Staatsballett has once again embarked on a creative process with the dancers in his ensemble and created a large-scale ballet to Piotr I. Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony, which…
In 1973 the Paris Festival d’Automne and the Paris International Dance Festival commissioned a new work from Merce Cunningham, to be performed by 26 dancers of the Ballet of the Paris Opera, including three etoiles, Wilfride Piollet, Michael Denard, and…
It is with great pomp and with two of its major pieces that the Opera Ballet celebrates the centenary of the birth of the American choreographer Merce Cunningham. First by taking over its Summerspace, then by bringing Exchange to the…
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan‘s 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg. Even for those who…
